Trivial things that make you happy - Part 3 - The Happyning

My "happies! are very simple. A warm bed with a cat or two snuggled under the covers in mutual warmth -sharing- purrs...The bowl of blue hyacinths... Loved ones on the phone... Oh and thankfulness for moderate weather; some of our family are now totally cut off and invisible in Newfoundland under record snowfalls. Cannot get in touch; only way they can seek help is setting off flares. All we can do is pray and wait.

Oh and a small but much appreciated pay rise from Social Welfare! This week can order cake! mmmmm !

Who can wish for more! Oh and hand work that supports others while being the greatest pleasure there is.

dunroamin!

Hoping to catch up with weblog today; on my signature file here on boards

Happy upon happy today!

Went out at first light to drag the coal in. For some reason they drop it half way down the long drive.. I tell myself it is good exercise! 29 kg is beyond me so I kind of walk it in...

Latest feline resident is enamoured; had to walk almost through him! What a progress from the wee scaredy-cat of a few weeks ago... awesome.

Then to the back to bring turf in and literally could not walk for the wee cat on my feet.. Rolling on them !Standstill!

Much laughter and joy as the sky lightened in early glory over the calm ocean. Birdsong and cool fresh air...

HAPPY times!

The ground is far too rough for wheels even when dry, so it would just get stuck in the mud , and getting it through the gate etc.. Fine as it is! Only one a week in winter! Hardy enough...If need be I can take a bucket out and decant... Need finds a way... ;) We are very,, basic ...out here... lol...

The real issue is the folk who drop the coal off have no imagination! Being big strong men.. drop and run!

Widdershins wrote: »

You need a dolly or whatever they call the low wheeled platforms for moving things. You're obviously managing fine but I do the same thing and I know I'll probably rip or pull something internal someday.

More than trivially happy, in fact deeply thankful, that we live where the weather is not extreme.

Just had photos from Newfoundland, where some of our loved ones' houses have vanished under a mass of snow... Cannot post links but google Newfoundland snow emergency.

Praying they are safe , from this safe place . Lighting candles.

Did not see this on the videos I watched and just checked/ rooves well thickly covered.
Some of them are totally buried. Rooves invisible

May just be gravity? as they build to cope with the weather so insulation is automatic. Not like here!

Or maybe wind effect? That was quite a storm.

stoneill wrote: »

Watching the videos - I noticed how little snow is on the roofs (or rooves) of the houses. Is that a design thing to prevent snow accumulation or just bad insulation?